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Nestling under the steep southern slope of the Sussex Downs, Funtington is typical of the inland villages of the coastal plain.

The High Street is part of the old London to Brighton route through Henfield, which lies to the east of the River Adur on a belt of Wealden clay behind the South Downs.

The promenade is quite busy, visitors preferring to walk along the seafront rather than settle down on the sand.

The High Street runs down from the A40 to Burford Bridge and the River Windrush. The upper end is lined with pollarded lime trees.

The road leads down through the village of Lealholm to the bridge over the River Esk in the background.

Here we are looking down the High Street, with Smith's chemist's shop – still at this period with only one large window – on the right.

Main Street c1955 Victorian visitors had a number of inns to choose from when seeking sustenance in the town, some acting as fully-fledged hotels.

This sprawling riverside village lies between the beech-clad hills of the Chilterns and the windswept slopes of the Berkshire Downs.

This church was completely rebuilt after an earlier church on the site burnt down in 1377 along with most of Rye during an attack by the French.

Well-mannered town centre buildings open onto the flower-bedecked triangle, but the portents of a more gaudy future are already apparent.

Here the Roman Fosse Way climbs out of the Avon valley to cross Banner Down on its way to Cirencester, the Roman town of Corinium.

The long village High Street running down from the ridge overlooking the Weald and the 13th-century church of St Peter is lined with picturesque tile-hung cottages.

Rather curiously, the High Street turns sharp right at this road junction, and heads down to the beach. The road in the centre distance is the Coast Road to Redcar.

The machines, which were stored in a walled enclosure, were taken out and wheeled down to the water's edge when they were needed. There are no swimmers in the water, only a few rowing boats.

Down the High Street on the left, Robt W Edgar`s Bristol Outfitting Stores was part of the block sacrificed for the road widening.

Further down we come to the crossroads with Michaelgate and Christ's Hospital Terrace.

The Constitutional Club (far left) burned down in February 1910. The blaze also damaged Archer's ironmongers' shop next door (with a kettle for its trade-sign).

Before the mid 1870s, it was called the Tumble-down Dick. The house below that was home to District Nurse Georgina Montgomery, who was born in India, and then to Nurse Bendall.

By 1819 the designer John Rennie had constructed a canal from Kendal in the north down to Wigan, a canal remarkable for the ingenuity of its design.

Situated in Market Street and close to Apiary Gate, the church design echoes that of Non-conformist chapels up and down the country.

The Swan Hotel on the left, an 18th-century building, has just had its ground floor reworked in this view; it was owned by the Southdown and East Grinstead Breweries, whose brewery was further down

A loop from the Coltishall to Wroxham road can take you down to the delightful small village of Belaugh.

Old Sally Spencer walks with her stick down the steep lane into Cheddar in 1908. In the background are the spectacular contours of Lion Rock.

Old Sally Spencer walks with her stick down the steep lane into Cheddar in 1908. In the background are the spectacular contours of Lion Rock.